A few days ago, while browsing flair (buttons/pins with all sorts of themes and sayings) for my Facebook page, I came across one with a picture of a little Asian girl who was obviously very upset, and the words written on the button were "but I don't want to be Asian!" I was taken aback by this and laughed but then wasn't sure if I should be laughing. Honestly, being adopted and always surrounded by Caucasians, a part of me wanted to post this particular piece of flair. It made me wonder a little about what/how I should feel about being Asian. And again, being surrounded by Caucasians, I have wondered about this quite often from time to time.
Today, as I perused the channels while Mateo was napping, I came upon a new episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8. I watch this religiously and have pretty much seen every episode. This particular one was about Jon cooking an Asian meal. His kids are "a quarter" Korean. It showed the family enjoying the meal and then arguing over who was more Asian. Apparently, they all want to be Asian! I thought that was nice and was glad that the kids felt pride in that part of their heritage. Personally, I can tell you a lot about being Finnish but not much about being Korean.
It seems that most Asians are portrayed in a stereotypical way, and in America there aren't many famous people who are Asian. I'm glad that in the past few years, there are more Asians appearing on television, etc. It is a strange and unique experience to go through life having very little exposure to others who look like you.
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I saw that episode of Jon and Kate+8. I thought it was very fascinating.
Mia, I'm glad to know your perspective... I've often wondered... I'm curious to know more.
I love Jon and Kate too.
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